Access to Finance Workshop in Timor-Leste

In February 2006, IFC-PEDF joined with the World Bank and the United States international development agency, USAID, to organise a workshop for bankers, donors and selected enterprise managers focusing on opportunities and priorities to improve access to sustainable finance in Timor-Leste. Specifically, the workshop looked at SME banking in Timor-Leste, constraints on the growth of commercial finance and fraud and mismanagement threats to SMEs. Information gathered during the workshop will be used in the development and implementation of IFC-PEDF’s Timor-Leste program.